وَ تَبِعَ جِنَازَةً فَسَمِعَ رَجُلًا يَضْحَكُ فَقَالَ
Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, was accompanying a funeral when he heard someone laugh. Then he said:
كَأَنَّ الْمَوْتَ فِيهَا عَلَى غَيْرِنَا كُتِبَ
Is it that death has been ordained only for others?
وَكَأَنَّ الْحَقَّ فِيهَا عَلَى غَيْرِنَا وَجَبَ
Is it that right is obligatory only on others?
وَكَأَنَّ الَّذِى نَرَى مِنَ الْأَمْوَاتِ سَفْرٌ عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ إِلَيْنَا رَاجِعُونَ.
Is it that those whom we see departing on their journey of death will come back to us?
نُبَوِّئُهُمْ أَجْدَاثَهُمْ
We lay them down in their graves
وَ نَأْكُلُ تُرَاثَهُمْ
and then enjoy their estate
كَأَنَّا مُخَلَّدُونَ بَعْدَهُمْ
(as if we will live for good after them).
ثُمَّ قَدْ نَسِينَا كُلَّ وَاعِظٍ وَ وَاعِظَةٍ
We have ignored every preacher, man or woman,
وَ رُمِينَا بِكُلِّ فَادِحٍ وَ جَائِحَةٍ .
and have exposed ourselves to every catastrophe.
